Republican Presidential Candidates 2024: Who Is Running?

In recent years, Haley has faced criticism for her on-again, off-again alliance with  Trump, but hopped back on the anti-Trump bandwagon when she became the first official challenger to the former president this winter. So far, Haley is the only woman to announce a bid on the Republican side. 

In her campaign launch video, Haley highlighted her background being “not Black, not white,” and said, “I was different.” She called out Republicans for losing the popular vote in “seven out of the last eight presidential elections,” arguing for a “change” and lamenting the “failure” of “the Washington establishment.” So far, she’s touted the need for fiscal responsibility and a secure border. In her launch video, she also emphasized that she doesn’t “put up with bullies,” and, alluding to her track record as a woman in politics, said, “when you kick back it hurts them more if you’re wearing heels.” 

Earlier this month, Haley declined to endorse a federal abortion ban (which is shaping up to become a barometer check for GOP candidates as the primary unfolds). She said it would not “be honest” to mislead Americans with the idea that a federal ban is on the table.

Entrepreneur and “anti-woke” crusader Vivek Ramaswamy

The 37-year-old entrepreneur launched his campaign in February, positioning himself as a political outsider with a fresh perspective. “I am launching not only a political campaign but a cultural movement to create a new American Dream — one that is not only about money but about the unapologetic pursuit of excellence,” he wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled “Why I’m running for President.” Ramaswamy made headlines earlier this month when he proposed raising the voting age to 25-years-old, except for those who have met a “national service requirement.” Previously, the biopharmaceutical company founder has written two books: Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam and Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence. 

Beyond “Civic Duty Voting,” the name for his idea to raise the voting age, Ramaswamy has proposed “America First 2.0,” a series of “25 policy commitments to take America first further than Trump.” In recent weeks, Ramaswamy has lamented “the abandonment of rule of law in America,” and said he wants to shut down the FBI, IRS, and the Department of Education. 

So far, Ramaswamy’s campaign is mostly self-funded. The millionaire set out by bankrolling his campaign with well over $10 million, according to Federal Election Commision reports.

Ex-Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson

The former Arkansas governor has positioned himself as a palatable alternative to the MAGA wing of the Republican party. In launching his campaign in Bentonville, Arkansas, Hutchinson said he wants to “bring out the best in America,” and that he aims to fight “for the future of our country and the soul of our party.” 

Throughout his years in office, Hutchinson was an outspoken critic of Trump and has called on the former president to drop out of the primary race, telling ABC’s Jon Karl that “the office is more important than any individual person.”